Resolution: SA R39: Zoom Live Transcript Implementation Request
Date | 03/09/2022 |
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Action | Acknowledged by the President |
Notes | SA R39 |
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Text Attachment | Dear Anuli,
Thank you for conveying to me Resolution 39: Zoom Live Transcript Implementation Request. I appreciate the sentiment underlying this resolution and am, in principle, supportive of it. While the urgency of this proposal has waned now that Cornell University has resumed in-person instruction and class meetings are no longer being held via Zoom, it is possible to turn on the live automatic transcription function in Zoom when delivering class meetings via Zoom. Please note:
The expectation that instructors record their Zoom lectures if teaching synchronous online courses is, however, more complicated. While the availability of recorded lectures can indeed be useful for students who would like to reengage in the material after attending class, we have seen throughout the pandemic that absenteeism is often higher when lecture recordings are available. Furthermore, data collected from students in the Fall 2020 semester showed that the more students relied on class recordings, the more challenging they found it to keep up with their coursework. Such a decision would necessitate discussion among, and support from, the faculty, and so I have passed the resolution on to Eve De Rosa, Dean of Faculty, for possible consideration by the Faculty Senate.
Sincerely,
Martha E. Pollack
Martha E. Pollack
President, Cornell University
300 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
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